Structured Summary
Abstract
A highly fluorescent anti-infective dye used clinically as a topical antiseptic and experimentally as a mutagen, due to its interaction with DNA. It is also used as an intracellular pH indicator.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C13H10N2
- Molecular Weight
- 194.23 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 90-45-9
- IUPAC Name
- acridin-9-amine
- InChIKey
- XJGFWWJLMVZSIG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C=CC=CC3=N2)N
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000585
- Source
- PubChem CID 7019
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
10 entry terms
- 9-Aminoacridine
- Acridinamine
- Aminoacridine
- 9 Aminoacridine
- Aminacrine Hydrochloride
- Aminoacridine Hydrochloride
- Aminopt
- Mykocert
- Hydrochloride, Aminacrine
- Hydrochloride, Aminoacridine
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Aspects Covered
19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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History Note
91(80); was see under AMINOACRIDINES 1980-90
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Acridines (1966-1979)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Aminacrine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000585. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000585
- Aminacrine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9-Aminoacridine
- Aminacrine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q513937
- Aminacrine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7019. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7019